A car engine can use as much as half a gallon of fuel after idling for an hour. Why is 'idling' so bad for cars? What to know ...

You might be relying heavily on your engine hours and overall mileage to determine when to perform maintenance, but you should pay attention to idle hours, too.

About a year-and-a-half ago, I wrote about engine idling and how most of the time it’s simply a waste of gas and money and pumps unnecessary pollution into the air. I feel even more strongly about it ...

You’re right about everything except harming the engine. These days, with fuel injection and computer engine management, cars and trucks can idle until they run out of gas without doing any extra ...

Your engine feels calm at a stoplight because a hidden idle system keeps fuel, air, and spark in balance. That quiet stability is not luck, it is the result of sensors, valves, and software working ...

A Salt Lake City-area school district is urging school bus drivers not to let their engines idle while waiting for children in the school pickup line. They also urge parents to cut their car engines.

Question: I have a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado S10 and, lately, the engine has been surging while at an idle. I was told this could be a “dirty ETV valve.” Does that sound right? What else might be the ...

If idle hands are the devil's tools, then idling motors are the oil man's ploy. Or something like that. The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission on Friday implemented an anti-idling policy ...

Not long ago, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, arrived at work on Capitol Hill to find a line of SUVs waiting to pick up their passengers. Firing off a letter to President Bush, Grassley wrote that ...

Drivers may soon face instant fines if they leave their engine running while stationary in traffic. London ULEZ expansion: who is affected, plus charges, penalties and how to pay Road tax: what’s ...